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LIKESPERSBN. ADJUSTAB LE SHADE.

No. 565,203. Patented Aug. 4, 1896.

WITNESSES: @l/WENTOH ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

ARTHUR l3. ESPERSEN, OF TACOMA, YVASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO GEORGE \V. BURTON, TRUSTEE.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,203, dated August4, 1896.

Application filed March 18, 1895 To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. ESPERSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington,have invented and produced a new and original Improvement in AdjustableShades, designed for use wherever it may be desirable to use an electriclight or shade on either wall,desk, table, chandelier, electrolier, orwherever it may be desired to place an electric light at differentangles, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the rack alone. Fig. 2 is aperspective "View of my invention complete. Fig. 3 is a plan View of theshade, showing the incandescent lamp in position.

G represents the standard, in the top of which the lower end of the rackB is inserted. This rack is preferably formed from a single wire bent asshown, and has a bend I formed near each end, one of which catches underthe knob E, and the other catches under the socket of the lamp.

The shade A, made of any suitable material and preferably of the shapeshown, has the knob E secured to one side not only for catching in thebend I of the rack, but for adjusting the shade into any desiredposition after the lamp has been lighted. Through the opposite end ofthe shade from the knob $erial No. 542,258. (No model.)

is made an opening through which the lamp D is inserted. This knob E andsocket 0,

being secured to the opposite ends of the shade The special features andadvantages claimed for this shade or hood are its extreme usefulness andsimplicity, being so arranged that it is adjustable in a rack, thusallowing the light to be thrown at difierent angles and shading the eyesfrom all evil effects of the incandescent light, which, combined withits cheapness, make it a useful invention.

What I claim is The shade having an adjusting-knob secured to one endand a lan1p-socket to the other, combined with a wire supporting-framewhich has one recessed arm to receive the lamp-socket, and another toreceive the shank of the knob, substantially as shown.

. ARTHUR F. ESPERSEN. lVitnesses:

W. D. NIcKnUs, PAUL BRODIE.

